
Balancing the child first approach with risk management in youth justice
Anne-Marie Day highlights the confusion surrounding whether youth justice practitioners should prioritise the management of risk or adopt a child first approach.
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Anne-Marie Day highlights the confusion surrounding whether youth justice practitioners should prioritise the management of risk or adopt a child first approach.

‘It’s ok if you were in for robbery or murder, but sex offending, that’s a no no’: a qualitative analysis of the experiences of 12 men with sexual convictions seeking employment.

Kerry Ellis Devitt guest post on the complex pathways to violence in the home: better understanding male domestic abuse perpetration.

A summary of the new Council of Europe recommendations on the assessment, treatment and reintegration of people accused or convicted of a sexual offence.

The National Audit Office says that the MoJ has made limited progress on its Female Offender Strategy because of lack of investment.

Probation inspectors find that the electronic monitoring of people on probation underused and in need of improvement.

New IAPDC & RCGP report recommends a cross-system approach to prevent substance related deaths in the criminal justice system.

The Butler Trust’s Knowledge Exchange site now has over 400 resources for prison, probation and youth justice practitioners.

What does the Prisons White Paper say about the the new resettlement focus of prisons and probation?

Key facts from the 2020/21 HMPPS annual report including budgets, recruitment and more.

Hazel Kemshall digs into the detail of bias and error in assessing and managing risk in the latest HMI Probation Academic Insight.

Latest HMIP Academic Insight explores adverse childhood experiences, serious youth violence, trauma-informed practice, and youth participation.